She escaped being transported to a concentration camp because her family hid her. Her family, however, did not escape.

“My father was Jewish,” said Cleo. “He was deported to Auschwitz and never returned.

“If you visit the museum of Auschwitz you will find many things left behind by victims sent to the gas chambers. There are piles of shoes and suitcases labelled with addresses from many parts of Europe.”

“The Nazis blame other groups, such as foreign workers. But foreign workers are exploited. Migrant workers often arrive in the West having been given false promises. Many do not have the means to return to their countries.

“But the extreme right will try to win over vulnerable people with inflammatory and pompous speeches. Do not be deceived by it.”

Many people can’t imagine the Nazis taking power in a country today.

But as Cleo pointed out, “It only took ten years for the Nazis to deceive the German population and others. I ask you to read the history.”

Cleo is now aged 77 and is still fighting the Nazis. She stressed that fascism remains a threat today and appealed for people to join her in fighting against it.

“Remember that not to have acted against the rise of fascism had catastrophic consequences during the Second World War,” she said.

“It allowed Nazism to seize power. The few survivors often could not speak of the treatment they endured, or of how much they suffered.”